[UnschoolingDiscussion] unschooling movie
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We've had a few discussions in the past about good "unschooling" movies, this
maybe have been discussed already...but we saw one that I considered sooooo
good, and a TRUE STORY.
It's called "Rabbit Proof Fence." It's about some half white, half Aborigine
girls in Australia. The law there, at one time (actually for a LONG time)
was that if a child was biracial, they were taken from their families/tribe and
placed in "orphanages" to teach them reading, writing, civilized living (for
lack of a better term.) It was so wierd, they had a theory that if they made
these kids act "white" they'd marry and "breed" with white people, and
eventually the Aborigine would be bred out of them. It was a very cool story,
especially for young women...warning though, it is kinda sad at times. Just wanted
to pass that along.
Nancy B. in WV
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maybe have been discussed already...but we saw one that I considered sooooo
good, and a TRUE STORY.
It's called "Rabbit Proof Fence." It's about some half white, half Aborigine
girls in Australia. The law there, at one time (actually for a LONG time)
was that if a child was biracial, they were taken from their families/tribe and
placed in "orphanages" to teach them reading, writing, civilized living (for
lack of a better term.) It was so wierd, they had a theory that if they made
these kids act "white" they'd marry and "breed" with white people, and
eventually the Aborigine would be bred out of them. It was a very cool story,
especially for young women...warning though, it is kinda sad at times. Just wanted
to pass that along.
Nancy B. in WV
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Ingrid Bauer/Jean-Claude Catry
> It's called "Rabbit Proof Fence." It's about some half white, halfAborigine
> girls in Australia. The law there, at one time (actually for a LONG time)families/tribe and
> was that if a child was biracial, they were taken from their
> placed in "orphanages" to teach them reading, writing, civilized living(for
> lack of a better term.)Our family LOVED this movie! (and we don't love many). Three girls escape
from the school that is there to destroy their culture and actually walk
home 1200 miles through heat and desert, keeping themselves alive and
hopeful.
One note: the scene where the children are actually physically wrenched away
from their mothers and driven away is very upsetting. Both my 6.5 yo and I
found it very sad and hard to watch.
If you can get the DVD, there's an interesting documentary included about
how the young actresses learned their parts--three Aboriginal girls from the
far outback who'd never acted before.
ingrid
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In a message dated 22/10/2003 16:57:29 Pacific Daylight Time,
instinct@... writes:
here, and we really loved it. We talked a lot about it and enjoyed the beauty
of it along withthe story. Maybe we need to read the book.
Nancy in BC, just watched Rabbit Proof Fence
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instinct@... writes:
> Our family LOVED this movieTonight ds 8 and I caught this m ovie by chance after seeing it recommended
here, and we really loved it. We talked a lot about it and enjoyed the beauty
of it along withthe story. Maybe we need to read the book.
Nancy in BC, just watched Rabbit Proof Fence
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Kelli Traaseth
**just watched Rabbit Proof Fence**
I rented that a couple of weeks ago, thought my kids would like it, thought I would like it. Oh boy, was it sad. It is a good movie, amazing story, but I sat there with tears running down my eyes alot of the time. My ds said, "no thanks" when he heard what it was about, he can't handle intense stories. My dd, watched some but after a while decided to do something else.
I had such a hard time with the attitude of the Kenneth Branagh character. Well, with all the white's attitudes, I guess.
I live near a reservation in Minnesota and see such racism towards our natives. Makes me really sad.
On the other hand, the bravery that those girls showed, wow.
Kelli~
I rented that a couple of weeks ago, thought my kids would like it, thought I would like it. Oh boy, was it sad. It is a good movie, amazing story, but I sat there with tears running down my eyes alot of the time. My ds said, "no thanks" when he heard what it was about, he can't handle intense stories. My dd, watched some but after a while decided to do something else.
I had such a hard time with the attitude of the Kenneth Branagh character. Well, with all the white's attitudes, I guess.
I live near a reservation in Minnesota and see such racism towards our natives. Makes me really sad.
On the other hand, the bravery that those girls showed, wow.
Kelli~
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Subject: Re: [UnschoolingDiscussion] unschooling movie
In a message dated 22/10/2003 16:57:29 Pacific Daylight Time,
instinct@... writes:
> Our family LOVED this movie
Tonight ds 8 and I caught this m ovie by chance after seeing it recommended
here, and we really loved it. We talked a lot about it and enjoyed the beauty
of it along withthe story. Maybe we need to read the book.
Nancy in BC, just watched Rabbit Proof Fence
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nellebelle
I spent a summer at Red Lake, doing an internship at the long term care facility there. It was sad to see the attitude that so many of the non-native employees had about the Chippewa there.
I got to live in an apartment on the reservation. It was really a great summer.
Mary Ellen
I got to live in an apartment on the reservation. It was really a great summer.
Mary Ellen
----- Original Message ----- I had such a hard time with the attitude of the Kenneth Branagh character. Well, with all the white's attitudes, I guess.
I live near a reservation in Minnesota and see such racism towards our natives. Makes me really sad.
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Kelli Traaseth
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From: nellebelle
**I spent a summer at Red Lake**
Yep, that's just a 1/2 hr north of us.
We are also just an hour away from White Earth Reservation. Where Winona Laduke is from.
**It was sad to see the attitude that so many of the non-native employees had about the Chippewa there.**
There have been times where I've had to stop and say, "Excuse me" when people have made certain comments. I can't believe my ears sometimes.
There is so much cool culture that people could be learning about and sharing in. But there is also so much closed mindedness and stubborness.
I see some communication being openned up, but then there will be a setback on something.
Kelli~
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dirtbetweenmytoes
Peeking out of lurkdom. Between traveling and kids, more kids and
still more kids <g>, and life in general, I rarely get a chance to do
more than scroll through until I see a subject line that interests me.
"Movie" in the subject line caught my interest because we are always
on the lookout for videos to take with us when we are traveling.
Gee, I'm rambling, so I'll get to the point. This movie could as
easily have taken place in the United States as that was the policy
of the U.S. government and its boarding schools for full-blood
Indians and with the hope that when they became "white" they
would "breed with whites" to "dilute the blood to the degree they no
longer qualify under blood quantum rules."
A couple of years ago we visited a few of the boarding schools here
and in Canada and then spent quite a bit of time investigating the
whys, wheres and howcomes of various genocide policies in the U.S.
and Canada. Sad, very sad.
DB
still more kids <g>, and life in general, I rarely get a chance to do
more than scroll through until I see a subject line that interests me.
"Movie" in the subject line caught my interest because we are always
on the lookout for videos to take with us when we are traveling.
Gee, I'm rambling, so I'll get to the point. This movie could as
easily have taken place in the United States as that was the policy
of the U.S. government and its boarding schools for full-blood
Indians and with the hope that when they became "white" they
would "breed with whites" to "dilute the blood to the degree they no
longer qualify under blood quantum rules."
A couple of years ago we visited a few of the boarding schools here
and in Canada and then spent quite a bit of time investigating the
whys, wheres and howcomes of various genocide policies in the U.S.
and Canada. Sad, very sad.
DB
--- In [email protected], CelticFrau@a... wrote:
> We've had a few discussions in the past about good "unschooling"
movies, this
> maybe have been discussed already...but we saw one that I
considered sooooo
> good, and a TRUE STORY.
>
> It's called "Rabbit Proof Fence." It's about some half white, half
Aborigine
> girls in Australia. The law there, at one time (actually for a
LONG time)
> was that if a child was biracial, they were taken from their
families/tribe and
> placed in "orphanages" to teach them reading, writing, civilized
living (for
> lack of a better term.) It was so wierd, they had a theory that if
they made
> these kids act "white" they'd marry and "breed" with white people,
and
> eventually the Aborigine would be bred out of them. It was a very
cool story,
> especially for young women...warning though, it is kinda sad at
times. Just wanted
> to pass that along.
>
> Nancy B. in WV
>
>
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